Child cyclist hit by truck, hospitalized

RAMONA  An 11-year-old boy suffered a broken arm and leg Tuesday when he was hit by a pickup in Ramona, the California Highway Patrol said.

The boy was pedaling along Main Street about 1:40 p.m., going generally west on the diagonal street, and he ran a red light at 10th Street, CHP Officer Brian Pennings said.

The boy was struck by a southbound 1982 Ford pickup driven by a 50-year-old Ramona man. Pennings said the driver had no time to stop and avoid the collision. The impact knocked the boy onto the pickup’s hood.

Pennings said the boy, who was riding without a helmet and against traffic, on the wrong side of the street, was lucky to avoid head injuries. He was airlifted by medical helicopter to Rady Children’s Hospital with a fractured right arm and leg.